Meh... it's ok, but it's no Crosley-Davidson.

Yeah, I'm not loving the T-Bird lights on this one.

Willys coupes are generally good-looking cars, but the hot-rodding scene's devolution into a check-writing contest wrings the fun right out of it.

A car that actually moves as fast down the strip as this one looks (...and isn't, because it's probably never been started, much less driven anywhere), built for 1/10th the price would be a lot more interesting. Bonus points are awarded by me for cars built entirely of used parts, naturally.

My carshow will have a drag-strip portion, which will hold equal weight as the cosmetic judging.

Hopefully it will be as entertaining as the question-and-answer session of most beauty contests, e.g. there will be all sorts of broken cars and maybe even some fiery crashes.

@Mad_Science: I would go to your show. When and where?!

And yet, one way or another all these un-drivable wonderworks of automotive art, are doomed. Either the recession is going to dry-up all the second home mortgage loans funding these suburban wet dreams or, as intended, G_d's cosmic orbital sander - entropy - will commence slowly but surely eating away at all that chrome and gloss. Ashes to ashes Willy.

@Mad_Science: That's a solid plan. Count me in, too.

@Mad_Science:

I would also be in attendance of said show.

There was a lot of cool stuff at the show. I get more cool ideas for my own cars every time i go. The major theme I saw this year was forced induction and LS7s in everything.

Fav of the show was the 7 second street Camaro that drove 1000 miles to 5 different tracks towing a trailer and made 7 sec passes at each of them. It looked/sounded awesome in the videos of it cruising down the interstate towin a trailer with chutes and a wheelie bar.

@Mad_Science: At this show, there was no shortage of chromed brake rotors.

@Mad_Science: Yeah, I'll be there.

Just something wrong with building a car that will never see pavement.

Hmmm

I guess I'm on to something here...5 Jalopniks is a good enough sample size, right?

This is yet another reason I really want to quit my job as start a combo junkyard + auto museum + car dealership + drive-in movie theater + bar + drag strip. Oh, and there will be overnight stays available in the form of old travel-trailers.

I'm thinking around 100 acres about 20 minutes outside of town should do the trick.

Is it just me, or does the car in the background of this picture:
have the exact same red interior as the Willys?

@Mad_Science: I'm in!

@Mad_Science: You're stealing my retirement plan!

@Mad_Science: Can I reserve my spot now.

@Mad_Science: I'd like to make a reservation... now to convince the fiance that this is the place for our honeymoon.

@Mad_Science: Make that 6 Jalopniks there. Friendo.

@ƂƵЯ: Me too. And maybe a 24 hours of Lemons run on the back acres every couple of months or so...

The Willys is starting to look like a VW Bug because of those freakin' giant rims.